Cricket in Australia

Cricket in Australia
Cricket in Australia
	The MCG hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final between Australia and New Zealand
Country	Australia
Governing body	Cricket Australia
National team(s)	Australia Men; Australia Women; Australia U-19 Men; Australia U-19 Women; Australia A Men
First played	December 1803, Sydney
Registered players	541,743 (adult); 156,089 (child)
National competitions
	List First Class Cricket Sheffield Shield; ; List A Cricket One-Day Cup; Women's National Cricket League; ; T20 Cricket Big Bash League; Women's Big Bash League; ; ;
Club competitions
	List Victorian Premier Cricket; NSW Premier Cricket; South Australian Premier Cricket; Queensland Premier Cricket; Western Australian Premier Cricket; Cricket Tasmania Premier League; ;
International competitions
	List Men’s national team ICC World Test Championship: Champions (2021-2023); Cricket World Cup: Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023); ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Champions (2021); ICC Champions Trophy: Champions (2006, 2009); Commonwealth Games: Silver Medal (1998); ; Men’s U-19 national team Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Champions (1988, 2002, 2010, 2024); ; Women's national team Women's Cricket World Cup: Champions (1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013, 2022); ICC Women's World Twenty20: Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023); Commonwealth Games: Gold Medal (2022); ; Women's U-19 national team Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup: Semi-final (2023); ; ;
Audience records
Single match	Test (overall): 373,691 – Australia v India, 4th Test, December 2024, Melbourne Cricket Ground Test (day): 91,092 – Australia v England, Day 1 (26 December), 4th test 2013/14, Melbourne Cricket Ground ODI: 93,013 – Australia v New Zealand, 29 March 2015, 2015 Cricket World Cup Final, Melbourne Cricket Ground

Cricket is the most popular sport in Australia at international, domestic and local levels. It is important culturally and regarded as a national sport (along with Australian rules football), and is widely played across the country, especially from the months of September to April. It was one of the first of Australia's mainstream sports to be established, having begun in the Colony of New South Wales as early as December 1803. The peak administrative body for both professional and amateur cricket is Cricket Australia.

Ausplay in 2024 reports that 541,743 adults and 156,089 children play cricket in Australia. Less than a quarter of all players are female.

Separately, official audience data shows that 93.6% of Australians watched at least some cricket on TV in 2010–11 calendar year.

As of February 2025, Australia is ranked first in the ICC Men's Test Team Rankings. Australia is ranked first in the ICC women's ODI Team Rankings 2025 with a rating of 168.